Greek long term unemployment was among the three worst in the European Union, according to the latest report released by the European bloc's statistical authority, Eurostat. While the long-term jobless rate in the European Union as a percentage of the workforce settled at 2.1% in 2023, a historic low since 2009, Greek long term unemployment stood out with a rate of 6.2%, the second worst in the Union, with only Bosnia Herzegovina being worse with 9.6%. Spain, with 4.3% came in third from the bottom. On a positive note, in October, Greece's youth unemployment (15-29) was 6.3% of the total population in that age group, marking the lowest level ever seen in the available data. However, despite this promising trend, according to Eurostat, Greece's youth unemployment rate is still relatively high compared to other European nations at 9.8%. Sweden registered the highest youth unemployment rate at 10.9%, followed closely by Spain at 10.8%.